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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Today we have mixed emotions here at Yumi & Fumi Handmade. Our dear friend and fellow teammate, Kim Yu, has decided to step down from the team to concentrate on her growing little family. She will always be a part of the Yumi & Fumi ohana and who knows you might see her popping in here and there in the future. For now, we say MAHALO and ALOOOOHAAA but never good-bye!
Here are some of her beautiful projects that we will always be in awe of:

On behalf of Renate', Zach, myself and the rest of the team, Mahalo and Aloha Kim, you will always be a part of our ohana. Thank you for being a part of bringing our images to life. Make sure you become a follower of Kim's awesome blog so you can keep up with her, we sure plan to.

With Kim's departure we are happy to say we have someone who we know will be a great fit for our team. You'll get to meet this person tomorrow.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Good morning everyone!! We wanted to say a huge thank you to all who participated in our last challenge!! Be sure to scroll down to see if you are the winner and top 3 if you haven't done so already. :) It's always so exciting to see your amazing creations and we really appreciate all the support and participation.

Today starts a new bi-weekly challenge here at Yumi and Fumi Handmade! Our challenge for you over the next two weeks is to make a:

SHAPED CARD FOR MOM!

Create a different shaped card that you would not normally use just in time for Mother's Day.

Here's a reminder of some of the rules, for a full list click on the Challenge info tab at the top.

1. Only one entry allowed, multiples will be removed

2. Must be a new project, no back-linking

3. Be sure to use an image from Yumi & Fumi Handmade as well as Sister Stamps, The Greeting Farm, La-La Land Crafts and we've also added Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps. All others will be removed.

The prize for this challenge is a $15 gift certificate to our online store. So now you get to choose which stamp(s) you want to get for your collection.

Challenge #15 ends on Friday, May 10th (Noon, pst). The rest of the design team will share their creations later in the week. Make sure to stop by to see what they come up with.

Okay, now it's your turn. Link up using a direct link to your project because we would really hate to remove it. Before I sign off I'd like to remind you that we have several events going on. For all thedetails click on the Spread the Lovetab on the top of this page or click on the icon on the top right side bar.

Hope you can join the challenge and also help us spread the love. If you've got a Pinterest account we'd love you to share your projects with a Yumi & Fumi Handmade image with us as well. Click on the Pinterest badge on our side bar. And for those of you who are friends on Facebook, we'd love for you to share there as well. If you have a Facebook page but haven't liked us on Facebook we'd love for you to stop by and Like us. Click on the Facebook icon on the side bar to start.

Thank you so very much for stopping by today. Have a wonderful Sunday!
Hugs,
Rosie and Leanne

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Hello everyone! Thank you to everyone who played along in our latest
Challenge #14~MULTIPLE FOLDS. It's always fun to see all the cards you guys make using our stamps and our sister company stamps. The different folds you guys used were AWESOME and inspiring!! Using random.org, the winner of Challenge #14 is ...

Please send an email to yumi(dot)fumi@yumifumihandmade(dot)com with your
snail mail so that we
can get your prize to you. In the subject line please type: WINNER
CH#14. Please also enjoy your personalized winner badge created by
Renate'!

Next up are the Top 3 picks! Each of you will receive your own badge to put
on your blogs as well as a 10% coupon code to use in theYumi & Fumi Handmade store. Here they are in no particular order:

Congratulations ladies, please send an email to yumi.fumi@yumifumihandmade.com for the coupon code!

Tomorrow we will start a new challenge so please stop by to see what it is!

In the mean time, please check out the awesome give-aways that are going on this month. Click HERE or on the "Spread the Love" badge on the sidebar to join in! We have one last week of give-aways left!

Friday, April 26, 2013

Happy Aloha Friday!! Woo Hoo!! Today I'm going to feature some cards from around blogland featuring a Yumi & Fumi Handmade image. If you see your card make sure to grab the badge at the bottom of this post...

Congratulations ladies and thank you for sharing your beautiful creations with us. We really love to see how our images come to life by lovely talented crafters like you all. Mahalo for making us smile! Here is your featured badge, hope you share it on your blog...

If you weren't featured today don't be discouraged... There is always next time. Remember to leave a link to your card in the comments section so we can come and see it. You could be the next featured at Yumi & Fumi Handmade.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Yesterday and the day before I shared these two fun and easy to make cards on my blog. This particular card is called a "tent card" and if you want to learn how to make it click on this LINK and the fabulous Beate Johns on Split Coast Stampers will show you. Love going to SCS to look up new ideas and there are a ton of awesome multiple fold cards there with tutorials. (Pretty awesome idea for our current challenge if you're stuck on what to make).

This first tent card features AJ with Dragonfly from thePeek-a-Boo series. This card measures 4 x 3.5. I used Spellbinders to cut a circular window and then created this outdoor scene using some fun Doodlebug papers and punches.

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And here is a side view...

I know there isn't really any space to write anything... but wait! There is! The back side of the card...

I did the same thing with another tent card featuring Fumi but for this card I made it bigger and created a rectangular window. Used punches to decorate the inside and outside...

Here is a side view...

And now the backside which already has a sentiment courtesy of AmyR...

The cool thing about these cards is that they fold flat to stick and mail in an envelope and when they are opened they stand up like a "tent". :D

A few reminders...

There is still time to join the current multiple folds challenge. All entries will link up HERE. This challenge ends on Friday, 4/26/13, at noon pst.

Facebook Giveaway week #3 (featuring Chuckles with Gecko as the featured stamp) also ends on Friday. To enter click HERE.

Spread the Love blog challenge ends next Friday, 5/3/13. To enter click HERE. **Make sure to read the rules when you enter, we'd totally dislike to delete your entry for not following the rules. :(

I hope I inspired you with these fun and easy cards. Stop back on Thursday to see what Sandie and I have up our sleeves when we share our Multiple fold cards for Challenge #14. Have a terrific day!

Monday, April 22, 2013

A reminder that our 200 FB Likes 25% off store wide sale ends tonight at 11:59pm (pst)... Stop by to take advantage. Most items were restocked yesterday! Click HERE to hop on over to the store to get your order in.

To celebrate reaching our 200 Likes milestone and to thank all of you, we've decided to put everything in our shop on sale!!!! That's right...all the goodies in our shop, Yumi & Fumi Handmade will be 25% off starting Friday April 19 at 12am (PST), and ends on Monday night April 22 at 11:59pm (PST).

Happy shopping and MAHALO for spreading the love!

Some reminders:

Friday, Midnight, PST - last chance to enter our Week #2 Facebook Giveaway, for all the details, scroll down to the previous post and click enter.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Thanks so much to all that played in the last challenge. So excited to see some new faces and of course it's always wonderful to see the returners. We really appreciate all the participation.

Today starts a new bi-weekly challenge here at Yumi and Fumi Handmade! Yay!! So what do we have up our sleeves for you this time? Welllllll.... We thought it would be fun to see how many folds you could create in your project. There are so many different kinds of folds to choose from: gate-folds, side step folds, Z-folds, diamond folds, too many to list, but you get the picture. So we'd like to see you use your imagination and come up with something that has more than 1 fold.

Here's a reminder of some of the rules, for a full list click on the Challenge info tab at the top.
1. Only one entry allowed, multiples will be removed
2. Must be a new project, no backlinking
3. Ok to use any image from Yumi & Fumi Handmade as well as Sister Stamps, The Greeting Farm, La-La Land Crafts and we've also added Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps. All others will be removed.
4. If you use a Yumi & Fumi Handmade stamp on your project you will receive one extra entry in to the prize drawing.

Rosie and I have our samples ready for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! First up is Rosie and she created this fun gate-fold spring themed card featuring Yumi with Birdie.

I wonder if she also did something fun on the inside? Oh I see some paper on the inside too!! Head on over to her blog for all the wonderful details.

Now I sorta struggled with this one so please be kind when you comment on mine. LOL... It might not look like this has multiple folds, but see the triangle at the bottom? Well , it's the bottom part of the dark brown cardstock. I folded it in to a triangle. See the second picture for details.

What prize do we have this week? Well we're still thinking of something really good. We've got so many events going on right now with amazing prizes up for grabs that we really need to think what else can we give to the winner of this challenge. So we'll have an update for you when we finalize the prize.

Challenge #14 ends on Friday, April 26th (Noon, pst). The rest of the design team will share their mutliple fold creations later in the week. Make sure to stop by to see what they come up with.

Okay, now it's your turn. Link up using a direct link to your project because we would really hate to remove it. Before I sign off I'd like to remind you that we have several events going on. For all the LOVEly details click on the Spread the Lovetab on the top of this page or click on the icon on the top right side bar.

Hope you can join the challenge and also help us spread the love. If you've got a Pinterest account we'd love you to share your projects with a Yumi & Fumi Handmade image with us as well. Click on the Pinterest badge on our side bar. And for those of you who are friends on Facebook, we'd love for you to share there as well. If you have a Facebook page but haven't liked us on Facebook we'd love for you to stop by and Like us. Click on the Facebook icon on the side bar to start.

Thank you so very much for stopping by today. Have a wonderful Sunday!
Hugs,
Leanne & Rosie

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Hello everyone! Thank you to everyone who played along in our latest Challenge #13. It was great to see some new players! There were 3 players who used a Yumi & Fumi Handmade stamp so they each got another entry into the drawing. Yay! Using random.org, the winner of Challenge #13 is ...

Yay! Guess that extra entry for Cebelica really helped! Congrats! Please send an email to yumi(dot)fumi@yumifumihandmade(dot)com with your snail mail so that we
can get your prize to you. In the subject line please type: WINNER
CH#13. Please also enjoy your personalized winner badge created by Renate'!

Next up are the Top 3 picks who will each receive their own badge to put
on their blogs as well as a 10% coupon code to use in theYumi & Fumi Handmade store. Here they are in no particular order ... Congratulations to:

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Poppin' in with Chuckles and his little gecko friend to share a simple version of Eva's project and to remind you that tomorrow is the last day to enter your submission for the current (regular) challenge. We've got a great group already participating and I'm so happy to see some new faces. :)

I opted not to do an easel card project this time around. Let's just say it was crunch time and I didn't have too much time to make the rest of it. If I do it should be an easy addition. :) This image is Chuckles with Gecko and he is one of four newest additions to the Yumi & Fumi ohana. The paper is from one of my favorite Simple Stories 6x6 paper pads, Happy Day. I used a lot of the scraps for this simple design. Love how you can use this image to make it seem like he's peeking out over something. In this case to wish someone special a happy day! :)

We also have a few events going on our FB page and here on the blog. Spread the Love - A Yumi & Fumi Handmade event is currently underway. Click on the Tab up top for all the details. Lots of prizes up for grabs. For the next 4 weeks you can enter to win a free stamp and some crafty goodies. We also have two grand prizes up for grabs. One of the prizes is for the scavenger hunt. You have to respond to 5 questions and all the answers can be found on our blog and online store. In order to qualify you have to answer all 20 questions, so don't miss out on this week's questions. We also have a Giveaway event and all you have to do to enter is Like our page and click on the blue icon that says Giveaway - easy peasy. So far only 10 entries.

Well I hope you have time to play in all of our events, but if not, hope you'll still join our challenges. Until next time... Celebrate and have a Happy Day!

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Today it's time to feature some of you whose creations caught my eye. Today I was looking for cards made with Chase, our resident preppy guy. I found these two cards that were perfect male cards showing off how cool Chase looks in any setting. Enjoy!

Isn't this awesome? Love her creativity and love the sentiment! So very retro looking!

For being featured on our blog you two can grab our blog badge to post on your blogs!

Thanks so much for sharing your creations and supporting Y&FH.

Want to be featured on our blog and receive this adorable badge? Join our challenges, post your cards and projects on your blogs, share on our Facebook page, and upload to Pinterest. You can also leave a link in our comments section. If you weren't featured today, no worries, there is plenty of time to be. We'll be searching the web and maybe you'll be the next one on Wednesday's Where's Yumi & Fumi Featured.